Stage Number: MBNH.07.03.15
Group: Western
Local Study Area: Bardon-Red Hill-Milton-Kelvin Grove
Epoch: Early 20th Century
Street Address: 317 Milton Road, Milton
Latitude & Longitude: -27.46936111,153.00002778
Time Link: 1915
Map Link: 1917
Image Time Point: 1917
Named after Mr Robert Dickson Alison Frew (1858-1930), the president of the Queensland Lawn Tennis Association from 1910-1930, Frew Park was the home of tennis in Brisbane. The QLTA had first opened its doors in 1904 in Lang Parade. Frew acquired the land from Mr J Kilroe in 1915 and Frew Park was home to the Milton Tennis Centre (and courts—19 hard and 4 grass courts) from 1915 until 1999. The centre hosted eight Australian Open Tennis Championships, sixteen Davis Cup ties, with finals in 1958, 1962 and 1967, as well as being the venue to a number of concerts, ranging from Elton John to Deep Purple and The Rolling Stones.
Toowong District History Group Inc.; Queensland Lawn Tennis Association A Centenary of Queensland Tennis. Extracted on 20 April 2018 from http://www.magnificentmilton.com.au/frew-park-history.html ; Extracted on 20 April 2018 from http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/slq-today/2014/11/19/frew-park-reflecting-queenslands-tennis-history/ ; Extracted on 20 April 2018 from https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-venues/parks/parks-suburb/milton-parks/frew-park-former-milton-tennis-centre-site
Edgar Moon and Harry Hopman versus Vivian McGrath and Adrian Quist in a tennis match at Milton, 1933. State Library of Queensland. Image number 44147
MLMS. 8 chain series 1904–1917—Brisbane. 8 chains to the inch. Cadastral map of Brisbane and Suburbs sheet 5. MLMS 8 Chain